In this role, you will lead the technical delivery of complex debit and credit card processing implementations for financial institutions. You will act as a trusted technical advisor to clients, translating business requirements into effective implementation plans and ensuring successful project execution. Working closely with clients, vendors, and internal project teams, you will coordinate technical activities, manage system configurations, and oversee testing and quality assurance. You will also play a key role in managing platform conversions and data migrations, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and minimal disruption to client operations. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-impact fintech projects within a collaborative, remote-first environment. The ideal candidate combines deep payment processing expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent client relationship management skills.
Lead the technical implementation of complex debit and credit card processing projects for financial institutions, ensuring successful delivery across all project phases.
Meet with clients to understand business and technical requirements, discuss project specifications, evaluate implementation options, and facilitate consultations with key stakeholders.
Translate client requirements into comprehensive project plans, defining technical deliverables, system configurations, dependencies, and implementation timelines.
Conduct gap analyses to identify differences between existing systems and target requirements, determining the necessary system configurations and implementation adjustments.
Provide expert consulting and guidance to clients, recommending appropriate technical solutions and implementation approaches aligned with their business objectives.
Coordinate technical communication between clients, internal teams, and third-party vendors, including data mapping and file integration between different processing platforms.
Oversee project execution by working closely with client teams and vendors to ensure technical activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and within established deadlines.
Monitor project progress, identify outstanding issues, escalate risks to project managers, and contribute to effective issue resolution.
Validate system parameters, perform testing activities, and modify program configurations when necessary to ensure implementation quality and operational readiness.
Provide technical support throughout the design, development, testing, and implementation phases of assigned projects.
Support complex card processing conversions, including data migration from one processing platform to another, ensuring data integrity and successful transition.
Maintain compliance with established change control procedures and project management standards, while helping less experienced analysts understand and apply these processes.
Build strong working relationships with clients, vendors, and internal project stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and successful project outcomes.
Provide extended-hours and after-hours support during project installations and post-implementation periods, including occasional on-site assistance when required.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance departmental processes, procedures, and implementation methodologies.
Assist in developing product and service requirement templates, procedural documentation, and standardized project delivery practices.
Support the training, coaching, and mentoring of less experienced Business Analysts and Project Consultants.
Perform additional project-related responsibilities as required.